da 888casino： Sheikhupura, Peshawar and Lahore Blues are fighting a three-way struggle to emerge as Group-II winners in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I cricket championship
01-Feb-2002Sheikhupura, Peshawar and Lahore Blues are fighting a three-way struggle to emerge as Group-II winners in the Quaid-i-Azam Trophy Grade-I cricket championship.With only team one to qualify for the March 1-5 final from each group, the last four preliminary rounds of matches should provide enthralling encounters, particularly in Group-II. Therefore, Sheikhupura’s home tie against defending champions Lahore Blues, starting Friday, is the pick of sixth round’s fixtures. Sheikhupura currently hold a three-point advantage over Lahore Blues and Peshawar, who face Rest of Punjab.Peshawar could leapfrog to the top of Group-II standings if they manage to collect maximum points against Punjab and hope for a draw in the Sheikhupura clash.The situation is Group-I is relatively more clear with leaders and last season’s runners-up Karachi Whites are away to second-placed Bahawalpur with 12 points separating the two. But Moin Khan’s men can’t afford a defeat at this stage of the championship despite having 39 points at the moment.Gujranwala, who like Bahawalpur have 27 points, are at home to Karachi Blues.Sixth round schedule (Feb 1-4):*Bahawalpur v Karachi Whites at Bahawalpur Stadium.*Gujranwala b Karachi Blues at Jinnah Stadium, Gujranwala.*Faisalabad v Rest of Balochistan at Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad*Sargodha v Rest of Sindh at Sports Stadium, Sargodha.*Sheikhupura v Lahore Blues at Sheikhupura Stadium.*Rest of Punjab b Peshawar at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.*Sialkot v Rest of NWFP at Jinnah Stadium, Sialkot.*Lahore Whites v Islamabad at LCCA Ground, Lahore.